Position: Research Assistant 2016
Type:
summer job / summer student position
Organization:
Lake Ontario Waterkeeper
Location:
Toronto, Ontario
Waterkeeper is a
charity working for a swim
mable, drinkable, fishable future. Our programs bring
together law, science, culture, and digital media in order to connect and
empower people to restore polluted places, protect human health, and promote
thriving natural spaces.
We are looking for a
research assistant who is curious, detail-oriented, and passionate about Great
Lakes issues. You are perfect for this position if you get excited thinking
about spending your summer reading and summarizing the decade’s top freshwater
issues.
Your primary
responsibilities will include:
summarizing
Waterkeeper’s casework on Great Lakes issues from 2015-2016,
writing
summaries of cases and issues for www.waterkeeper.ca,
providing
research support for the development of speeches and presentations in our
Campaign for Water Literacy.
You should
apply for this position if:
You
are passionate about water issues, law, science, and policy;
You
are methodical and highly organized;
You
are naturally curious and a self-motivated researcher;
You
like Waterkeeper’s work for swimmable, drinkable, fishable water;
You
love translating science and policy issues into plain-language stories for
public consumption.
Our funding requires
that you be returning to school in September 2016 and are under the age of 30.
This position is funded by the Canada Summer Jobs program.
Compensation
and hours:
Hours: 30 hours/week
for 8 weeks.
Compensation: $15/
hour.
To Apply:
Each application
must include:
A
letter that describes why you want the Research Assistant. (Note: This is our favourite
part of the application – we look for style, personality, spelling, grammar,
and your perspective on the job description.)
Your
resumé
Names
and contact information for two references.
Please submit your
application as soon as possible to:
Lake Ontario
Waterkeeper
admin @waterkeeper.ca*
Re: Research Assistant 2016
The position is
available immediately. Applications will be reviewed as they arrive.
Sorry, but we can
only respond to those candidates selected for an interview.
Lake Ontario
Waterkeeper is committed to having a skilled, diversified workforce reflective
of the Toronto community, and to the equitable representation of women,
aboriginal peoples, and members of a visible minority group.